Oh Hell No
11.15.10I try not to make my sports blogging past (or present) a big part of the agenda here at Warming Glow, but this atrocity cannot be ignored: the life of ESPN Radio host/indignant plagiarist/casual racist Colin Cowherd will be made into a television show, and it’s NOT going to be a documentary called “Biggest Assh*les in America.” It’s going to be a sitcom. On CBS, of course.
Cowherd drew blogger outrage a few years ago after using a Web site’s comedy bit without credit, then writing back to the author, “WE WERE SENT IT….WE HAD NO IDEA..BUT THE INCESSANT WHINING…MEANS I WON’T GIVE YOU CREDIT NOW..GET OVER IT.”
Earlier this year, Bengals receiver Chad Ochocinco bashed the host on Twitter after the player was singled out by Cowherd when noting “70% of the NFL and NBA players are broke within five years of retirement.” Ochocinco wrote that Cowherd should “just say I don’t like this black guy.” [THR]
Most recently, Cowherd excoriated Washington Wizards rookie phenom John Wall because he danced during his player intro before lighting up the 76ers with a triple-double, then followed that up by saying Wall wouldn’t be a success because he grew up without a father.
Basically, Cowherd’s an unapologetic dickhead whose not-even-thinly veiled racism degrades the intellect of his listeners, whether they’re listening to agree or to get pissed off. In short, the sitcom will be a hit for CBS. Thanks, America!


WHY
Maybe they’ll do a crossover with two and half men… and the set will get hit by a meteor! I just got hard thinking picturing the smoking crater….
Holy fucking shit, CBS. You already tried this horrible idea once (remember “Listen Up!”) and it was a godawful failure despite starring Jason Alexander and being about a sports personality (Tony Kornheiser) who, while frequently extremely annoying, is still a million times less of a smarmy idiot shitprick than Cowherd.
Cowherd’s crimes against humanity are many, but it also warrants mentioning that he makes it impossible for me to even enjoy the awesomeness that is Michelle Beadle because his goddamn weasel face is always onscreen next to hers.
I fail to understand why ‘asshole racist sports radio host’ is a concept you have to buy the rights to.
Colin Cowherd heard about The Amazing Race and thought it was about white people.
I don’t give credit to anyone who wrote a similar joke.
Fucking Mondays are hard enough without reading about this shit. Fucking CBS and their bullshit.
You go through life thinking that America is more or less a meritocracy, then you see Colin Cowherd…there is no God
“So we’re just giving out sitcoms to racist radio hosts now? I’ll be awaiting your call. In conclusion, [n-word].”
- Dr. Laura
What is so compelling about this guy anyway? He has a face for radio and a voice for silent movies. His show is nothing but repeating the same shallow vaccuous pap for two hours. How does he keep failing up?
I’ve never understood how he keeps listeners since a big part of his schtick is that rabid sports fans and people who have time to listen to sports talk radio are losers. And his utter contempt for Southerners. And people who wear name tags at work.
Who does he think is listening?
Michael Cera has to play him, right?
Tacos Gigante @ 10:31am: there is no God
Tacos Gigante @ 10:43am: How does [Cowherd] keep failing up?
Did you manage to forget the fact that God is deader than dead in 12 minutes?
It’s the Hall of Fame! Not the Hall of Very Good!
You forgot to mention the mainstream publicity he gave to the Big Lead. That’s gotta be at least 4x worse than racism.
Will it be as good as “Listen Up”? If so, it should exceed its lifespan of three episodes by at least an episode or two.
@mia I figured if there was no God we lived in a purely rational world where things were bound by logic. I now see that while Cowherd may not help the case for God existing he is solid proof for the existence of the Devil.
Hold up one second. This is being developed by the people behind Cavemen!!! I am going to give it a shot.
He was okay as a local small market guy in Portland but as soon as he went to ESPN he just totally went off of the rails.But he was a little unstable even then.
Racist Shit My Dad Says
I FUCKING HATE this guy. SUCH a douchebag. He makes Skip Bayless seem palatable.
All of you that posted must be the idiots that email Colin. He gets it. You don’t. I can’t wait for the show. More Colin means more of…well…you people… and me laughing.
I’d say Bill Simmons is ten-times better than Cowherd but apparently liking Simmons is verboten on the interwebs.